2016 Postmortem

SandersDem

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45. Doomed by 140 characters?

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 12:06 PM

Nov 2015

There are a lot of them like those at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Bros (formerly), J P Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Group, etc...oh did you think I meant one post from a Twitter user? Hmmm, wouldn't that be epic.

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Clinton Campaign Blames Iowa Tweeter For Hillary's 9/11 Remark Response [View all] bigtree Nov 2015 OP

Bwahahaha. Clinton implosion in 3..2..1... berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #1

Hillary is becoming a Saturday Night Live parody of herself. What a joke! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #20

Not likely. But one can hope. n/t Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #69

I support Hillary, but I am afraid she can not win the GE persuadable Nov 2015 #71

You are a Hillary supporter? Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #98

What makes you think I am not? persuadable Nov 2015 #111

You're going to end up dealing with a lot of derision due to your low post numbers. Bubzer Nov 2015 #116

You support Hillary but you don't think she can win the GE? Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #118

And if Hillary is so smart... Duckfan Nov 2015 #127

Bernie is wrong and so are you. n/t Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #129

Why? Because he tells it how it is? pinebox Nov 2015 #172

Yes, that's my fear too. zentrum Nov 2015 #106

Too frickin' funny. merrily Nov 2015 #2

Of course. mmonk Nov 2015 #3

Not a nice guy-Greedy Andy wants money in exchange for a retraction. And no one asked riversedge Nov 2015 #4

The snark is strong with this one HerbChestnut Nov 2015 #6

"Snark" is puttin it mildly. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #22

Swish.. just right over your head. nice try though. bahrbearian Nov 2015 #9

I can't believe someone took his "retraction" tweet as anything but sarcastically meant. Nt dorkzilla Nov 2015 #17

Exactly...Hillary will pay dearly in the polls for this major gaffe. Count on it! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #35

. BootinUp Nov 2015 #51

My response exactly... riversedge Nov 2015 #58

Because using 9-11 to defend Wall Street Bohemianwriter Nov 2015 #65

You're spot on Bo! No wonder the only response you got is...<crickets> InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #85

Funny how the sound of crickets.... Bohemianwriter Dec 2015 #174

Its wasn't Her fault , she got tricked by some guy on twitter. bahrbearian Nov 2015 #68

CBS should have quickly vetted him. riversedge Nov 2015 #74

Like how "he isn't American" bahrbearian Nov 2015 #78

ONLY You have said that. riversedge Nov 2015 #86

Vetted then for speaking the truth, vetted for what? bahrbearian Nov 2015 #101

start with post #53 and my riversedge Nov 2015 #104

So he is American, he speaks the truth , but You don't like what he says. bahrbearian Nov 2015 #109

He spoke for me. zentrum Nov 2015 #113

He spoke for many Armstead Nov 2015 #10

Hillary speak the truth?! That will be the day... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #39

Would have been her best course.... daleanime Nov 2015 #52

She doesn't want to say anything that might disrupt her cash flow... Yurovsky Nov 2015 #147

Nice Try Andy. nt BootinUp Nov 2015 #11

Do you seriously not get that Andy.... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #31

It was a nice try to make something out of nothing. BootinUp Nov 2015 #50

CBS would not have read his tweet if it were a random, isolated comment karynnj Nov 2015 #90

CBS likes to cause friction--just like any other media. Simple as that. riversedge Nov 2015 #95

Completely agree -- and don't think these comments hurt -- or help -- Clinton karynnj Nov 2015 #114

Sorry, I just don't buy that people will read it BootinUp Nov 2015 #102

Agree - I was just posting something to that affect karynnj Nov 2015 #125

LOL! He's got a great sense of humor... CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #18

Wonder how many people started following him after that comment? eom Fawke Em Nov 2015 #122

I doubt he'd take it even it was offered. But he's definitely a smart guy sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #29

Andy's okay. He just floriduck Nov 2015 #54

He didn't ask for this media attention... CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #135

I think the sarcasm may be lost on you? Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #70

me thinks he was trying to be funny restorefreedom Nov 2015 #146

I like Andy - funny. 840high Nov 2015 #151

Thanks Andy Grewal Nov 2015 #153

Andy Grewal was making fun of Hillary's greed. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #159

C'mon, you're smarter than that I hope. Scuba Nov 2015 #168

New low angrychair Nov 2015 #5

attacking an Iowan for making a valid point bigtree Nov 2015 #16

Great reply angrychair Nov 2015 #23

Lis Smith and the O' Malley Campaign is Doing The JOB Here... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #42

I have been saying this for months Kalidurga Nov 2015 #152

Andy is also a Lawyer and an expert for the Federalist Society riversedge Nov 2015 #53

good call bigtree Nov 2015 #60

I have no idea whatsoever..... riversedge Nov 2015 #67

thing about this fellow and the Federalists bigtree Nov 2015 #72

Well, he is not voting for Sanders or Clinton.... riversedge Nov 2015 #84

thanks for the tweets - hadn't seen them bigtree Nov 2015 #99

Oh, for pete's sake zentrum Nov 2015 #120

. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #140

Stupid, stupid move. Iowans won't appreciate this. CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #25

I"m an Iowan. And I'm Skidmore Nov 2015 #61

do you think the campaign is making that association? bigtree Nov 2015 #66

I don't know about the campaign but I am making that association and Skidmore Nov 2015 #80

the remark was a generic one bigtree Nov 2015 #94

Thank you for your work in Iowa... riversedge Nov 2015 #93

That was an attack?? 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #43

Maybe this one is better.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #49

I've read that carefully 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #55

Maybe because.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #57

Not relevant 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #81

You can see into the future.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #82

Bernie can still be a winner 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #87

No, Bernie does not have to cheat to win... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #88

Accuse the Pats of cheating..yeah, how's that working out for the rest of the league? 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #92

No, yet again... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #96

He had his run 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #103

Again... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #108

OK, bye! See you at the victory party 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #110

If hrh is the nominee none of us will be at victory parties SwampG8r Nov 2015 #121

they said that about Bill, too. 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #124

She ain't Bill SwampG8r Nov 2015 #137

And it ain't the '90s. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #161

ITA, and shameful is the perfect description. CharlotteVale Nov 2015 #132

No: the new low is justifying casino banking with 9/11. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #73

Wow.... Hepburn Nov 2015 #7

Well she did blame Bush for her Iraq vote d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #19

She blamed Biden for her vote on the Bankruptcy Bill. frylock Nov 2015 #26

And like that his 15 minutes of fame are gone Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #8

Large numbers of Twitter users lambasted Hillary's comments... CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #32

The guy is a Twitter Troll Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #76

Troll or not angrychair Nov 2015 #83

You're kidding right? Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #97

That was not the only tweet angrychair Nov 2015 #131

He's a law professor at the University of Iowa... CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #91

So he's a law professor who trolls twitter Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #123

This law professor was stating his opinion on Twitter... CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #134

Broken through? Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #138

Whhhaaaaa....want some cheese with that whine? TM99 Nov 2015 #139

He is a troll. Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #141

Maybe he is just.... TM99 Nov 2015 #142

That's obvious Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #143

Who cares if he is a troll daybranch Nov 2015 #117

I care a hell of a lot more about what she says than you! Tommy2Tone Nov 2015 #128

A citizen makes a comment about a politician, I believe he is a Professor, and suddenly sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #38

Twitter troll? Fawke Em Nov 2015 #126

LOL!- The machine goes Segami Nov 2015 #12

I sense a bit of envy from this one Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #44

So this "incredibly qualified", "fantastic" candidate can be utterly derailed by a single tweet? jeff47 Nov 2015 #13

Scary... Hepburn Nov 2015 #14

No kidding... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #48

Teller should probably run it. bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #64

I don't think she'd able to handle a 3 am tweet let alone a phone call. Broward Nov 2015 #130

The only derailing going on is Sanders fan gettting their panties in a twist over nothing riversedge Nov 2015 #148

Are you fucking kidding? They actually blamed the tweeter? dorkzilla Nov 2015 #15

I saw that during the debate as well d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #21

Wall Street is an industry? jalan48 Nov 2015 #24

Misery. frylock Nov 2015 #27

Great minds? lol. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #30

Ha! frylock Nov 2015 #33

Jack shit and misery. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #28

Debt.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #36

Loss of the middle class. n/t Hepburn Nov 2015 #41

poverty, people living in cardboard boxes and empty homes magical thyme Nov 2015 #75

WOW!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #34

Hillary the FIGHTER stands up to a random nobody on Twitter! beerandjesus Nov 2015 #37

and knocks herself out. daybranch Nov 2015 #100

Blaming a misstatement on college professor.... blackspade Nov 2015 #40

Who is saying "misstatement" other than YOU?? riversedge Nov 2015 #56

Misstatement was just being overly nice to Hillary. daybranch Nov 2015 #112

"The public would much rather have an unabashed republican" Do not count me riversedge Nov 2015 #145

I was attempting to be charitable to her campaign. blackspade Nov 2015 #144

Doomed by 140 characters? SandersDem Nov 2015 #45

waiting for the 138 or so to swarm this NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #46

Run, children run! Segami Nov 2015 #62

So the Twitter ejbr Nov 2015 #47

Imagine! AlbertCat Nov 2015 #59

If Mrs. Clinton won the debate, as claimed by some, why so much damage control? Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #63

a noun, a verb, 911...and Wall Street. magical thyme Nov 2015 #77

Hillary was pwned by a law professor!!!! Major Hogwash Nov 2015 #79

Have met Old Codger Nov 2015 #89

Really? Blaming her mouth moving on some Tweet? SoapBox Nov 2015 #105

This is the same smoke and mirrors we are exposed to on DU every day. Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #107

What utter crap. Bubzer Nov 2015 #115

It's never her fault, but it's always about her. Fawke Em Nov 2015 #119

Like a child UglyGreed Nov 2015 #133

what on Earth is even their argument? that she meant "Wall Street" as the physical location? MisterP Nov 2015 #136

Someone better not fly on small planes any time soon... cui bono Nov 2015 #149

It's me, Andy Grewal Andy Grewal Nov 2015 #150

wow dude. Hope you're enjoying your 12 seconds of fame Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #155

is there a tweet button? Andy Grewal Nov 2015 #156

Yeah there is one up on the original post that started the thread Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #157

thanks, done n/t Andy Grewal Nov 2015 #158

Oh yeah.... How about that. You're real. Nice Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #160

Have you considered supporting Bernie? Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #162

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #164

Thanks for a thoughtful response. Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #167

good show Andy bigtree Nov 2015 #169

How, on the sweet Pete teet, do people defend HRC here? Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #154

this is really almost unbelievable marym625 Nov 2015 #163

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #165

Hi Andy, marym625 Nov 2015 #170

I just read through the thread marym625 Nov 2015 #171

I love that someone on twitter can impact an entire campaign like that. joshcryer Nov 2015 #166

it's pretty cool! marym625 Nov 2015 #173